diff --git a/exercise.sh b/exercise.sh
index 15f264f4f8..a0349ce469 100755
--- a/exercise.sh
+++ b/exercise.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Keep track of the current devstack directory.
 TOP_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
 
+# Import common functions
+source $TOP_DIR/functions
+
 # Load local configuration
 source $TOP_DIR/stackrc
 
diff --git a/samples/local.sh b/samples/local.sh
index 83637f983b..2c54b10f16 100755
--- a/samples/local.sh
+++ b/samples/local.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 # Keep track of the devstack directory
 TOP_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
 
+# Import common functions
+source $TOP_DIR/functions
+
 # Use openrc + stackrc + localrc for settings
 source $TOP_DIR/stackrc
 
diff --git a/tools/build_bm.sh b/tools/build_bm.sh
index b2d4c36668..ab0ba0ef8a 100755
--- a/tools/build_bm.sh
+++ b/tools/build_bm.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 # Build an OpenStack install on a bare metal machine.
 set +x
 
+# Keep track of the current directory
+TOOLS_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
+TOP_DIR=$(cd $TOOLS_DIR/..; pwd)
+
+# Import common functions
+source $TOP_DIR/functions
+
 # Source params
 source ./stackrc